Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Keith Gessen

Anna Summers

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Scary Fairy Tales

New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the World Fantasy Award
One of New York magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of NPR's 5 Best Works of Foreign Fiction

The celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer--the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel

Vanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural interventions haunt these stories by the Russian master Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, heir to the spellbinding tradition of Gogol and Poe. Blending the miraculous with the macabre, and leavened by a mischievous gallows humor, these bewitching tales are like nothing being written in Russia--or anywhere else in the world--today.

There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby

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Katherine Marsh


Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy lives with father on the Yale University campus. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time alone, his nose buried in a book. But when Jack suffers a near fatal accident, his life is forever changed.

His father sends him to a mysterious doctor in New York City--a place Jack hasn't been since his mother died there eight years ago. While in the city, Jack meets Euri, a young girl who offers to show him the secrets of Grand Central Station. Here, Jack discovers New York's Underworld, a place where those who died in the city reside until they are ready to move on. This, Jack believes, is a chance to see his mother again. But as secrets about Euri's past are revealed, so are the true reasons for Jack's visit to the Underworld.

Masterfully told, The Night Tourist weaves together New York City's secret history and its modern-day landscape to create a highly vivid ghost world, full of magical adventure and page-turning action.

The Night Tourist

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Young-ha Kim

Amid the emotional desolation and stark despair of Seoul, Korea, the unnamed narrator assists the lost and hurting find an escape through peaceful suicide, and two brothers are torn by their mutual love for the same woman, in a collection of interwoven stories set against the backdrop of contemporary Korea. Original.

I Have the Right to Destroy Myself

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, the famed philosopher unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony with, rather than domestication of, nature, and for a reliance on individual integrity, rather than on materialistic institutions, is echoed in many of the great American philosophical and literary works of his time and ours, and has given an impetus to modern political and social activism.

Nature

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Neil Gaiman

Margaret Atwood

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family.

The Graveyard Book

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Herman Hesse

Stanley Appelbaum

A friend's mother, war, and newly discovered self-respect draw a young man toward his psychological awakening.

Demian

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J. Dennis Thomas

As a 12.9 megapixel camera with new movie capture and numerous advanced features, the Nikon D5000 is a remarkable blend of simplicity and advanced D-SLR capabilities. The Nikon D5000 Digital Field Guide will teach you how to get the most out of these impressive features, as well as improve your basic photography skills. Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D5000 – Learn key components of the D5000 including basic layout, dials, switches, and buttons. Chapter 2: Nikon D5000 Essentials – This chapter discusses key settings such as Chapter 3: Exploring the D5000 Menus – Learn how to customize the D5000 to fit your shooting style, refine workflow, or to refine the camera settings to fit different shooting scenarios. Chapter 4: Essential Photography Concepts – Learn to fine-tune exposure, understand depth of field, and compose your photographs when using your D5000. Chapter 5: Selecting and Using Lenses – This chapter covers the most common, as well as the most recommended D5000 lenses, and how they impact your photography. Chapter 6: Working with Light. – The ability to control light is one crucial step in taking great photos. This chapter explains different types of light and how to modify light to suit your needs. Chapter 7: Working with D-Movie. – This chapter covers tips, tricks, and workarounds in using D-Movie mode on your D5000, as well as different types of video editing software. Chapter 8: Viewing and In-camera Editing. – Learn how to view and download your images from your new D5000 and to use the new retouch options that were not available on previous cameras. Chapter 9: Action and Sports Photography. – This chapter discusses how to prepare your shot, pan using different shutter speeds, and implement speedlights with your D5000. Chapter 10: Flower and Plant Photography. – This chapter explains preparing shots, how to implement backlighting, and general tips for taking flower and plant photos with your D5000.—make into a complete sentence Chapter 11: Macro Photography. – This chapter covers different tools you can use with your D5000 for macro photography like lenses, filters, extension tubes, and more. Chapter 12: Night and Lowlight Photography. – Discover how to successfully overcome low lighting obstacles to capture great concert and nightlife photos with your D5000. Chapter 13: Portrait Photography. – This chapter prepares you for photographing studio, outdoor, and indoor portrait sessions with your D5000. Chapter 14: Still-life and Product Photography. – This chapter explains how to use the available light, continuous lights and other accessories when photographing still-lifes and product photography with your D5000. Chapter 15: Urban and Rural Landscape Photography. – Learn how to set up D5000 for urban, desert, and silhouette shots Appendix A: Accessories. – This chapter covers remote controls, GPS unit, tripods and more accessories that you might consider purchasing to accompany your D500. With the Nikon D5000 Digital Field Guide, you will gain a thorough understanding of the D5000, as well as the basic fundamentals of capturing the best possible photos in any situation.

Nikon D5000 Digital Field Guide

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Fe Anam Avis

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Hopeful Journey Out of Suicidal Thinking

Avis asserts that suicide is a community problem that can only be addressed by the community. (Christian)

A Second Day

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Andrew Thompson

195 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers

What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?

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Manda Collins

An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in award-winning author Manda Collin's fun and flirty historical rom-com, perfect for readers of Evie Dunmore, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare! England, 1865: As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she's determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious-and deadly-criminals who are praying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of a notorious killer, however, Katherine flees to a country house party to escape her newfound notoriety-only to witness a murder on her very first night. And when the lead detective accuses Katherine of inflaming-rather than informing-the public with her column, she vows to prove him wrong. Detective Inspector Andrew Eversham's refusal to compromise his investigations nearly cost him his own career, and he blames Katherine. To avoid bad publicity, his superiors are pressuring him to solve cases quickly rather than correctly. When he discovers she's the key witness in a new crime, he's determined to prevent the beautiful widow from once again wreaking havoc on his case. Yet as Katherine proves surprisingly insightful and Andrew impresses Katherine with his lethal competency, both are forced to admit the fire between them is more flirtatious than furious. But to explore the passion between them, they'll need to catch a killer.

A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

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Stephen R. Covey

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby

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The Night Tourist

Young-ha Kim

I Have the Right to Destroy Myself

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

Neil Gaiman; Margaret Atwood

The Graveyard Book

Herman Hesse; Stanley Appelbaum

Demian

J. Dennis Thomas

Nikon D5000 Digital Field Guide

Fe Anam Avis

A Second Day

Andrew Thompson

What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?

Manda Collins

A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

Stephen R. Covey

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby

Katherine Marsh

The Night Tourist

Young-ha Kim

I Have the Right to Destroy Myself

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

Neil Gaiman; Margaret Atwood

The Graveyard Book

Herman Hesse; Stanley Appelbaum

Demian

J. Dennis Thomas

Nikon D5000 Digital Field Guide

Fe Anam Avis

A Second Day

Andrew Thompson

What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?

Manda Collins

A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

Stephen R. Covey

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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